I would flag it as unclear if I were under 3k reputation.
– TylerHMar 1 '16 at 16:17

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After editing it, the question doesn't necessarily seem unclear. What is unclear (to me) was the OP marking an answer as "accepted", one which doesn't actually produce results the OP was looking for.
– CubeJockeyMar 1 '16 at 16:30

Why is my question downvoted here? I spend a long time looking for existing advice on how to deal with such questions but could not find anything useful.
– rveMar 1 '16 at 17:00

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@CubeJockey: no offence, but your edit did not make it more clear. It still is a 'here is my code, please fix it' question without actual programming related question in it. And you are making assumptions on what the OP wants because that really isn't clear.
– rveMar 1 '16 at 17:09

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What is wrong if someone asks a homework question. The same homework question can be applied in real world
– Omari Victor OmosaMar 1 '16 at 17:58

@OmariOmosa my issue with the question is not that is homework. Actually it is not even about this specific question, it merely serves as an example.
– rveMar 1 '16 at 18:11

Meta effect: this post now has a score of -19...
– ashes999Mar 2 '16 at 17:41

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Ok, I still don't know what to do with such questions. I've stumbled onto another and it really is 'here is my homework code, what is wrong with it' with a clear question 'please fix' so flagging as unclear does not seem to fit... Maybe I should start ignore those. But the thing is, I used to find good answers on SO easily. Now I have to wade to a huge amount of crap and incorrectly accepted answers until I find something useful.
– rveMar 3 '16 at 6:45

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I don't know what to tell you about which flag to use. A series of unfortunate events has rendered Stack Overflow a "fix my broken code" site, for which highly-specific homework assignments seem uniquely qualified.

If you feel the question is unclear, closing or flagging as "Unclear What you are Asking" seems like a suitable arrangement.